Tag Archives: Life

Connections I. – “Dinosaurs Aren’t Gone….They Just Grew Feathers.”

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Have you ever given much thought to “connections,” thoughtful reader? There are all kinds of vital, essential connections in Life, planet Earth, and the Universe. “Ecosytems” are all about connections between life forms, habitat, climate and weather. “Food chains” are … Continue reading →

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The Theological Argument for a Designer/Creator God

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

When I started this blogging activity – which you, kind reader, have so generously encouraged – my personal goal was to “muse,” to raise up thoughts, facts, information, that a person like yourself might find interesting, worth a moment or … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Importance of One

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

People love numbers. And while they especially love numbers of dollars in their bank account, purse, wallet, hand….they love numbers for all kinds of other reasons. Americans are very number-fixated, but my understanding of other cultures around the world is … Continue reading →

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Across the Continent, Across the Years, Across All Barriers….Chance Meetings and Rendezvous

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Almost on the other side of the North American continent, about 2600 miles away, there is a strange encounter awaiting me. Buried in wet, mucky, black silt, at the bottom of a forest stream, lies a large mayfly nymph. Under … Continue reading →

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Geminids, Cold Moon Is Cold, Midwestern Blizzard, Know When to Fold ‘Em

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

I managed to take in some of the Geminid meteor shower early this morning, getting up at 5:00, when it was still well before sunrise. The problem with watching winter meteor showers is, of course, the cold. Even here in … Continue reading →

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Holiday Traditions, Christmas And Hanukkah Music, Bing Crosby, Nothing Is Ever Lost, What Continues?

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Among all the great, beautiful, heartwarming holiday traditions is certainly the great corpus of holiday music. My own tradition and context is, of course, all of the Advent (not so well-known, unfortunately) and Christmas music; but years ago I developed … Continue reading →

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Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow….and Celebrate Life and Family!

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Let it snow; let it snow; let it snow….as if we could stop it. Here, reaching the end of the first week in December, I’m sure huge numbers of people in Chicago, Buffalo, Erie – even my friends in Traverse … Continue reading →

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Spartan, Roman, British, Soviet, American, and All Empires in General, America the Land of Opportunity

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

For the next few lines, I am attempting an impossible task….but perhaps not as impossible as the perpetuating of empires. People probably don’t think of ancient Sparta as an empire. But the truth of the matter is that the Spartans … Continue reading →

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Veterans Day, The Arrival of the Mayflower, the Mayflower Compact, Pilgrims and “Strangers,” Ancestry, Thanksgiving, Venison and Turkeys

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

Yesterday, November 11, the great emphasis in both the United States of America and my family was Veterans Day. And as I’ve posted before, my family is thankful and proud of my son-in-law, who recently retired from the Marine Corps … Continue reading →

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Best Trick Play Ever, Persistence, Finding Your Niche, Not Giving Up

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Rev. Dr. David Q. Hall

News channels, network television, sports shows, the internet – everywhere you and I have seen film of what’s being called the “Best Trick Play Ever.” In the slight chance that you are one of the only people on the planet … Continue reading →

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